Gizmodo: ego

Volkswagen Shows Us Cars From the Future

Mark Wilson — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Volkswagen thinks they know what cars from 2028 will looks like (which is probably fair, since they can basically make the whole thing one big self-fulfilling prophecy). Still, it's exciting to see the designs. The one pictured here is Ego. It's a sporty two-seater without a front window (no, not because people in the future can see with their minds, but because it will be loaded with all sorts of cameras and sensors that are better than a window).

If you hop over to their site, you'll see how the display works to combine information from cameras, lasers, ultrasound and radar to warn you of upcoming problems on the road. The HUD is really not so dissimilar from modern day racing games.

Other touted features include intelligent navigation that borders on autopilot, but that's only if you're clever enough to get into a car with no door handles. For the full experience of 20 years in the future, head on over to the VW link (or, for the extremely patient, just wait 20 years). [VW via Yanko]

Iomega's Stylish eGo Drives Hit 1TB, Get Bigger Outside, Too

Wilson Rothman — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:30:00 EDT

Sure we'd all love to see the little bus-powered 2.5" Iomega eGo drives hit 1TB, but that's not happening today. Instead, Iomega is porting their sleek, shiny, colorful design to the 3.5" realm, launching 1-terabyte Super eGo (get it?) drives in blue, red and black. For the time being, they're only USB 2.0—no FireWire or eSATA options—you still need a power supply, and we're gonna guess that they're spinning at 5400rpm. The good news is that they'll cost just $270, not bad for a hefty TB.

Iomega Makes the Move From Gigabytes To A New One Terabyte "Super eGo" External Hard Drive # # # A Big Beauty in Three Striking Colors Arrives on the Desktop: The New eGo 1TB Desktop Hard Drive
SAN DIEGO, May 29, 2008 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data protection and security, today announced that stylish data security has reached the 1TB* plateau with the worldwide introduction of the Iomega® eGo™ 1TB Desktop Hard Drive.

This new single-drive HDD "Super eGo" is now available worldwide in ruby red, midnight blue, and jet black. Its design is based on the popular Iomega® eGo™ Portable Hard Drive, one of Iomega's best-selling line of hard drives. The eGo Portable is currently available in 160GB, 250GB and 320GB capacities, and in several different colors, including new camouflage and leather-wrapped models. The new eGo Desktop model houses a 1TB, 3.5-inch hard drive with USB 2.0 connectivity that holds up to 4,000,000 photos, over 18,500 hours of music or 1,500 hours of video.**

"By applying the award-winning style of the eGo design to a desktop hard drive, Iomega is giving users a one-terabyte Super eGo that's all about form and function, a beautiful and pleasing design for even the most data-intensive applications," said Peter Wharton, vice president marketing, Iomega Corporation. "Today's computer users want more style, capacity, and data security out of their computer hardware; the colorful, dependable and colossal one terabyte eGo Desktop Hard Drive delivers on all counts."

The new 1TB eGo Desktop Hard Drive is a complete storage solution out of the box, including a license for EMC® Retrospect HD software (PC-only download) for automatic backups, scheduled backups, or on-demand backups.

Compatibility
The Iomega® eGo™ Desktop Hard Drive is compatible with Mac OS X 10.1 or higher and with Microsoft® Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, and Windows Vista™. EMC® Retrospect HD backup software is available for free download (PC only).

Price and Availability
The Iomega® eGo™ Desktop Hard Drive, USB 2.0, 1TB is now available worldwide for $269.95 (pricing is U.S. suggested retail) from online retailers, VARs, resellers and select retailers, as well as at www.iomega.com.

Iomega Introduces Leather 250GB Hip Flask, Er, eGo Drive

Wilson Rothman — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:45:00 EDT

The people who brought you the camouflage eGo portable USB hard drive have traded the hunting rifle for the meerschaum pipe: the leather-clad 250GB eGo, which goes on sale today for just over $140, will look good in any study, but best in ones where there's a roaring fire and many leather-bound books. Iomega takes pains to note that this is the only leather portable drive on the market. Our guess is that, as stylish as it is, it may remain so for a while. (Second photo after the jump.) [Iomega]

Iomega Introduces eGo and eSATA Drives

Wilson Rothman — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:35:34 EDT

The folks who long ago brought you the Zip and Jaz drives (and a few other less memorable storage solutions) now introduce the candy-apple red eGo portable drive, and its gray, workhorse cousin, the eSATA.

The USB 2.0 bus-powered eGo comes with 160GB and costs, by coincidence, $160. It's bundled with EMC's Retrospect software for backup, something you might not need if you run Vista (or if Leopard ever freakin' gets here). More uniquely, it has DropGuard technology, that protects data from accidental damage at drops of up to 51 inches. Iomega calls it a "fashion statement"—I'll just stick with cute little red hard drive.

The 500GB eSATA drive is for the "pros" (aka Torrent luvrs): it's got a 3Gbps eSATA interface if you are lucky enough to have an eSATA connection on your PC. Hey, you might. If not, there's always USB 2.0. The eSATA lists for $210. Man, pricing on 3.5" 500GB drives are really coming down, but it looks like that eSATA card might set you back $70 or more.

Home Page [Iomega]

A Girly Laptop For Dumb Girls

Adam Frucci — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:56:26 EDT

Hey lay-deez! Don't you just hate having a big ol' ugly computer that doesn't go with your clothes? No, because you aren't stereotypical and shallow? Well, don't tell the makers of the Tulip Ego that! It looks like a mix between an old iBook and a purse, but it's really a Windows laptop. You can change the covers to suit your mood, from frivolous to easy and everything in between! Sure, it doesn't have diamonds like it's $350,000 big sister, but you already have enough diamonds.

Or you could get a regular, gender-neutral computer that probably costs less and performs better, but hey, I'm a dude, what do I know? I mean, it's only sold at Barneys, so it's gotta be a sensible purchase. –Adam Frucci

Product Page [via Red Ferret]

Ego's Love Edition Laptop For the Geek in Your Life

Louis Ramirez — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:18:16 EST

Valentine's Day is just a few days away so if you don't have plans for your significant other, Tulip Ego has your back with their special Love Edition laptop. The notebook is clad in leather and its silver heart pendant can be engraved with any message you like, but other than that, pricing and features are mysteriously missing. Considering how their previous notebooks did, we're not expecting much, so you might be better off getting her something else. – Louis Ramirez

Product Page [Sybarites]

$350k Diamond Notebook Ain't Even Dual-Core

Louis Ramirez — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:20:18 EST

Sure, it looks like an old school iBook, but even if we had the $350,000 dollars to buy it (which we don't), we'd still take a pass. Made by Dutch company, Ego, the Tulip Ego Diamond has 470 flawless diamonds shaped in tulip form on the notebook's lid. Spec-wise, your $350k gets you a 12.1-inch notebook powered by a single-core AMD Turion processor. Yep, that's pretty much all the horsepower you get. Ego also has a "more affordable" Tulip laptop ($5,000), which has the same features sans diamonds. Close up shot of the laptop you'll never own after the jump.

– Louis Ramirez
Ego Luxury Notebook Coming to U.S. [via TG Daily]

Diamond Laptop for 14k Geeks

tgrumet — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:18:46 EST

This is kind of old, but good for the holidays. There seems to be a market for luxury cellphones and PDAs, but I'm not quite sure who's buying a white-gold laptop. Forgive me, but I just don't see Paris Hilton whipping out her trusty computer at the airport to finish up that important document she's been working on. But if you have the money ($336,557) and the urge, Tulip has an E-Go laptop made with solid palladium white gold plates and brilliant-cut pav diamonds totaling 80 carats. Add two rubies in the Tulip logos and you've got something special. And a little ridiculous. You'll also find Inclosia s patented mass-production EXO overmolding system technology, designed to incorporate fabrics, leather and other materials into electronics and seen now in Microsoft s Executive Mouse. Expect an AMD Turion 64 processor, ATI Radeon Xpress 200 graphics chipset, 1GB of PC3200 DDR RAM, 100GB SATA hard disk drive, and 12.1-inch widescreen display, DVD-RW optical drive, built-in Web camera, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 1.2 and SD/MMC/MS/MS Duo memory card reader.

Tulip 192K Diamond Laptop [Bios Magazine]